Remembering MLK on the 89th anniversary of his birth. And 50 years after his assassination.

This years’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on the 89th anniversary of his birth. And 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination in a Memphis hotel.

King has a special place in the magazine. Over the years, we’ve looked at his Rochester visits and connections. We’ve looked how schools and civic groups have celebrated his birthday. We’ve looked at the circumstances of the day of King’s death, April 4th, 1968. And seen how that date, April 4th, has been occasion for social activism.

Talker of the Town is a continuation of conversations begun in three Democratic Chronicle blogs: Make City Schools Better, Unite Rochester and the Editorial Board.
Since February 2013, urban education has been the primary focus. Now, the flowering of topics is limited only by our imaginations.

Talker of the Town might better be Talkers of the Town. The blog won’t thrive without your leads, text, pictures, ideas, facebook shares, tweets, comments and criticisms.